Thanks. I missed the "IIII" Roman numeral there. And there's clearly a PH there, so yep, one of the Philips.
I posted an earlier 2-maravedis of Ferdinand & Isabella last night.
Yep. It says MADE IN CHINA all over it, without actually saying that. One look at that cartooney Abe was enough.
It's not so much that I did any research as the fact that I've been a collector for 44 years, so I've crossed paths with plenty of stuff. Enough...
You did well. I bought one of those in the late 1990s myself. I knew I was buying a restrike, but it was pretty. Very prooflike, and very large...
It has the typical seawater corrosion, but for an El Cazador piece, that's not bad at all. Pretty typical quality for the finds from that wreck....
Thanks. Yep. The trouble is, there are zillions of varieties of very similar looking "lion and castle" copper "cob" coins from the 16th and 17th...
The reverse would almost pass, at a quick glance, but that obverse and Lincoln portrait are cartoonish. Compare with a real coin. (PCGS...
Blatant fake. Likely Chinese made.
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